Ferris Search
by lispking
A blazing-fast MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for multi-engine web search, written in Rust.
No known CVEs
Apache-2.0 license
Maintained
Last commit 142d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse
4 tools · ~154 tok
Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx
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Ferris Search is an MCP server that a blazing-fast MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for multi-engine web search, written in Rust. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio and sse, requires no API key, and scores 65/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ferris-search": {
"env": {
"DEFAULT_SEARCH_ENGINE": "bing"
},
"command": "/Users/<you>/.cargo/bin/ferris-search"
}
}
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What Ferris Search does
A blazing-fast MCP server for multi-engine web search, written in Rust.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Ferris Search safe to use?
- Ferris Search has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
- How do I install Ferris Search?
- Ferris Search supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can Ferris Search do?
- Ferris Search provides 4 tools: Features, Configuration, Acknowledgements, License. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Ferris Search?
- Ferris Search is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
- Is Ferris Search actively maintained?
- Ferris Search is less actively maintained — last commit was 142 days ago. It has 60 GitHub stars.
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